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Old 2nd Feb 2019, 10:08
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Jimjim - I agree for still air. The other 90% (or more!) of days would require a small forward (assuming straight vane!) component from the thrust vector.

To answer another facet of the question: On really strong wind days or when the landing surface (let’s call it a CVS) was moving into wind at a rate of knots - and therefore the wing was producing more lift than ‘normal’ - one still had to trim forward - so any moment requiring aft pitch (if there was one!) was overcome by the thrust vector needing to be angled forward to keep position.

And no, I’m not a trimmer.
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